28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cathcart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Cathcart volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care for children than those in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.0% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13.0% figure for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is high, as 36.6% of people look after children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 28.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 8.5% who provide other unpaid care is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.
8.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A higher proportion of the community has a military background, with 5.2% having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10854/cathcart/topic/community